Hour 3: Rep. Jim Walsh Disagrees With the Way He Was Elected

This is the G and Ursula Show with G. Scott and Ursula Voighteen. Good morning, everybody. It is the G. and Ursula Show. Grateful that you are hanging out with the show today. What a show it has been today. Of course, we've had some interviews we had on Secretary of State. Steve Hobbs, he was on the show. And by the way, make sure you are voting. Today is the day. Don't go to the mailbox. Go right to the ballot box and you get it done. Good morning, Ursula. Good morning. We have a busy 11 o'clock hour, of course. Coming up at 1130, we are going to agree to disagree. As always, we invite you to join us on the Malkalsuit Casino and Resort Text Line 888-373-5476, Triple-8-973 Cairo. Top Stories at 11. On the G and Ursula Show. And as you mentioned, G, it is primary election day in Washington. Your chance to weigh in on some congressional candidates, some state legislative seats, state Supreme Court justices, and a whole lot more. Was this one of those ballots that you filled up pretty easily, G, or did you do it a while back or were you last minute? No, it was definitely. I did it a while back. I got it done. And it was one of those where I just sat there and down in Pierce County. to judges. And usually every time it goes to judges and it's not like I know who they are. So just the pamphlet reading about it, not all candidates, I knew who they were. But I would say from beginning to end, it probably took me about 35, 40 minutes to vote. And earlier on the show you were asking, yeah, it was a pretty quick one too, although for me, the state Supreme Court justice seats, I really... studied those a lot more than I know because this is going to be actually unprecedented there is a fifth race too that we will see in November but there were only two candidates so they're automatic for November but there were four that we were voting on in this ballot and that took a little bit more time but what what is your verdict on August primary? Because I'm not a big fan. I liked it better in September. I feel like August, people are still on vacation. Vacation mode. We have talked about this. I just don't like the way it happens. It feels like it just sneaks up on you. And I'd say this. If we didn't do what we do for a living every single day, right? And I was just out and about living life, doing whatever is that you do. You all know how busy you are. And you know what August is about. August is just one of those. Hence the reason why I don't even do a lot of charity functions in auctioneer in August because vacations and people are doing last minute, summer things before school starts. I'm with you. August, let's just move everything to November.

Like, keep it all. Everything in November? I mean, no, I mean, the, this is not in all. I liked it when it was September. And I know that the elections folks were saying, well, we just don't have enough time to process everything. There's such a short window between September and November. So we changed it in Washington. I want to hear from you, Muckleshoe Casino Resort Text Line, 888-973, 5473, Cairo. Would you be more apt to vote? If it weren't in August, if it were still in September, or I know I heard Charlie saying maybe it should be in May, maybe it should be a whole lot earlier. I don't know about that either. But August for some reason, again, it crept up on me. Like, oh, wait, I need to jump here and make sure that I vote. All, I'll just say this. All election days here, it needs to be either a state holiday or a federal holiday. All elections need to be a holiday. Today should be a day off. Y'all close these banks. for all the different things. Let's close some other things. Election is a very important time. Well, we had Secretary of State Hobbs in studio with us. Make sure that you listen to our podcast so you can hear the entire interview. It was a great interview. It was. But a couple of things that he brought up. One is you asked him the question because we have conservative listeners who say, we had one yesterday who texted in and said, I'm a Republican. I don't even bother the vote because my vote doesn't count. Right. And I appreciated that Steve Hobbs said, no, in fact, your vote counts very much so. And he said, we should not allow the extremes on both sides to be the ones that have all the voices. Right. And people who are moderates or independents sit it out. He said this time around, they base their predictions on turnouts based on what happened four years ago. But even right now, he said it was slightly down from what they saw four years ago. I know that's not the G and Ursula show listeners because it seems like everybody is telling us they're voting with the exception of one. But. I also asked him, what is the deal with voter fraud in the state of Washington and non-citizens voting in particular? Got some numbers here. So from 2008 to 2025, 90 million Washingtonians voted out of that. There were only five instances of voter fraud. Now, we separate two from non-citizens voting because everyone's concerned about that. So from 1982. To 2025, only 15 cases of non-sistance voting. That's 0.006%. And I already hear the people say, well, 15 cases, that's too many. And you know what? It should be zero.

But 15 cases when you're talking about a teeny, teeny, tiny, teeny, tiny fraction. Could you imagine being in a relationship and you look at your significant other and be like, you know what? Since 1994, you have been wrong five times. That's why I can't count on anything that you say. I think about that for a sec. You know what I mean? And this whole idea, and by the way, I'm trying to stall. I want you to get to the good part of this whole thing. But it's the same people, the Jim Walsh's of the world, that sit here and try to say all these things to make you have doubt in these systems. And like maybe he is a good guy. But when it comes to this specific topic, I just wonder why he does it. Well, and we couldn't get Steve Hobbs to answer to that. But I think one of the reasons, as he said in. In general, it's what the state Republican Party chair is expected to do, apparently, which is to sow doubt because this is a very blue state. And to, you know, so basically make people doubt that their votes are being counted or being counted properly. But there are, A, safeguards. B, also ways that you can make sure that your vote is counted. But the. GOP in Washington has been pushing to eventually end mail-in voting altogether in this state. And in a Facebook post earlier this year, Jim Walsh posted that ballots received after Election Day should not be counted. He also said this. And, Chef, tell me where this audio is from because I'm from a November interview on KVI's Morningside. We need to change our state law. So that the 8 p.m. on election day night, the 8 p.m. on election day deadline is the deadline. And that ballots that trickle in after that, if they're postmarked or somebody finds them in a box or whatever it is, we can't do that. We need to say that 8 p.m. on election night is it. Well, it goes on. But that is quite ironic. to say the least, since Jim Walsh's own 2016 election was decided only after ballots continued being counted for days after the election. So he was running for the House in the 19th Legislative District against Democrat Teresa Purcell. And on election night, November 8th, she actually had the lead, G. Uh-huh. But as more... ballots were being processed, the margins steadily narrowed. So several days later, her lead shrunk to just 83 votes. Okay. But in the end, Jim Walsh ended up winning by 559 votes. After APM. Uh-huh. After the, yeah, after the deadline. But they were still legally cast votes that they just kept counting days after the election. So the very thing that Jim Walsh is against is something that helped him win?

That is an actual course right now at Arizona State University. They're offering a bachelor's degree in content creation. And of course, people were having a field day with this idea. If I'm going to admit something, I'm going to say that, of course, it was Arizona State University. That was my first reaction. Okay, and maybe that wasn't fair. But the program at ASU's Walter Cronkite School is not teaching students how to make dance videos or stage fake pranks so that they can get lots of clicks. The students will actually learn video and podcast production, audience analytics. They're going to find out about copyright law, media ethics, social media strategies. and personal branding and more importantly, how to build a business. What do you think? Love it. And I'm being serious. And we kind of talked about this the other day. And here's the reason why I love it. First, let's not pretend that social media influencers aren't a real deal. I'll prove to you why. Mariners, they bring over social media influencers. Seattle Seahawks bring over social media influencers. Social media influencers are a big deal in this society. That's one. Two, if you're going to go into this field, why not go and understand the dangers and the pitfalls that people don't talk about when they go into this? When I went to auctioneer school. The first two hours of the class was spent on things you should not do when in this profession. that two hours really stayed with me because there are things and lessons that I'm like, oh, well, what are those lessons were? Don't drink at your event. That's a good one. You need to go to school for that one. That's a really good one. That joke that you want to tell that you think is funny, that gee you maybe get away with on radio, that's not working at those events. Don't even make a joke that's even close. You know what I mean? But anyway, back to it. We see and hear about social media influencers depression and burnout and all the negativity that really happens behind it. Why not learn how to go into this the right way? Okay. My question, though, is how much of an opportunity is that for people to become influencers? Because for every influencer want to be, there are a million broken dreams. Well, that's true, but also the whole idea of content creation, for every successful influencer, there are people behind the scenes who have somewhat more stable careers who are doing most of the work, producing the content, right? They're the people who get hired to actually do that, run the social media accounts at a station like ours.

So I don't know about like aspiring for a career as an influencer, but working in the content creation field, that seems like a more stable option. There's a lot that you can do. Because a lot of times I think when we think social media influencer, you're thinking about the person that just goes to self-promote themselves, which I get it, no doubt. All of the professional athletes that are out here, they need someone to handle their social media. I've already said professional teams, professional organizations, companies, people in general as we move up, there's some people that's like, hey, I would love to hire someone that comes, does some work with me, work for like 10 hours a week. And you think about it. If you have like 10 clients, you have 10 clients that are paying you. and you're getting a monthly salary from 10 clients to handle their social media. You don't even have to be big clients. You're doing all right because you went to school for it. Okay. I'm curious how the conversations go because I remember when I was in journalism school, this is University of Oregon, well-known journalism school in the 80s. I remember a professor then, our broadcast. journalism professor who told the class one of the first things he said is most of you are not going to make it it was one of the first things is and if you make it there's a chance that you're going to have to start off in spokane you're going to have to start off in twin falls id out you're going to start off and you're going to be making zero money you're going to have to work your way up and there's just a good chance you're going to fail Do you think that would have been a good message for people going into that industry or not? I'm so glad you brought that, gave this example. I'm so glad you gave this example. I think that those teachers are the best teachers. Yeah. And unfortunately today, they can't talk that way anymore. Because we have become a society of the parent. or whoever calling, how dare you tell my child? How dare you tell my child that they can't do something? I think that those are the best teachers. Hey, I know you guys are out here having fun. Matter of fact, youth sports right now. The biggest problem in youth sports is everybody think they baby is going professional. So true. Everyone's banking on their kid making it to a college team. Hey, I just want to remind you that in the NBA, in all of the years of its existence, there's only been 5,000 total. Let me say that again. In all of the years, there's only been 5,000 total NBA players. So you mean to tell me, you mad at me because little Joey didn't get enough playing time because you think they're going pro? Gee, gee, I got to point this out. You're telling me that there's a better chance of me at 5 foot 5 and a half becoming a professional basketball player than there is of me finding an illegal vote here in Washington. I will say that... That was funny. I will say that that professor, Professor Bernstein, later asked me when he was applying for tenure at his college, he asked me to write him a letter of recommendation. I did.

But I just remember him, like, first day, first day telling me, most of you are not going to make it. Okay, let's go back to your first day. Did you not like that? No, I was like, dang, man, that's just bleak. Was he, was it real? It was real. I used to this initiative. I used to this incentive to prove him wrong. I think those are the best teachers. But, I mean, for some people, they were like, yeah, why am I even trying? It's real, though. Good story, Russell. All right. Coming up next, let's do a little agree to disagree. Have some people become too or a little too comfortable in what they wear in public? Ursula, there is one thing that gets worn in public that makes me uncomfortable. I'll explain to this next. Jen Ursula. This hour is brought to you by DUI Heroes. The Mariners Kids Club presented by BECU is 100% free and a great way to get your kids excited for a lifetime of Mariners baseball. Sign up online at mariners.com slash kids club and your kids will receive exclusive giveaways, access to member events and more. It's the all-new Jake and Spike Show. Why is it that women love murder stories so much? You know what? I'm not going to ask you, Spike. No, I know, I'm married to one. I'm married to a woman who listens to. So am I. Yeah, that's true. To non-stop murder podcasts. So am I. My wife's always like, oh, let's watch this one thing on murder. And I'm like, what are you talking about? Why am I into murder stories? Well, speak for all women if you wanted. I think that it makes me feel prepared. It makes me feel safer. Okay. Like, I can imagine the worst case scenario, and I can be ready if anything happens. You're doing homework. Yes. Streaming live on the Cairo News Radio.

Welcome back to the G and Ursula show. It seems as quite a few of our listeners had professors who were similar to mine who had doomsday predictions at the beginning of class, only for us to. try to prove them wrong. Yeah. But right now it is time for us to agree to disagree, brought to you by Guardian roofing and gutters. Well, these days, we've got to take off the gloves, just really go at. 80% of you are going to fail this segment. Just want to let you know from the beginning. Scott and a 360 said one of his engineering professors said a third of the class was going to drop or fail. Love those people. Which means apparently you can't teach. Because that's what you're supposed to be. All right. Anyways. Apparently in society, we've reached the point where wearing underwear to dinner counts is getting dressed. At least according to the Wall Street Journal, I saw this. Naked dressing is what they call it. Naked dressing has escaped the runway. And you may now see it at weddings, restaurants, even business conferences. And so I can kind of paint a picture of what they're talking about. So if you got some kind of a sheer dress or a skirt or a top where you can see the underwear through it, or you've got like some transparent lace, no opaque layer underneath, or maybe that nude colored fabric that makes it look from about 20 feet away like you're naked, that kind of stuff, not to mention the extremely low cut, high slit. strategically cut outfits, etc. Go to Arizona first. Wait, wait. No, bro. Go to Arizona first. Okay. First of all, have you seen this? Have you seen this? Of course. Okay. What's your opinion on folks who wear it in public? My, it depends on the situation. I will generally feel like. I'm usually a you do you kind of person, but if it's so to the point where, man, this is uncomfortable. This is uncomfortable. It's got to be uncomfortable for you because it's uncomfortable. Not uncomfortable. I'm an exhibitionist. Yeah. There are times I wonder, like, did someone put you up to this? Is your partner the one who wants you to just flaunt everything? And then if that's not the case, if it's someone who just wants to show everything, I mean, I guess you do you, but am I going to judge? Yeah, probably. Okay. So there was a lot of text messages that have come in and they said, you know, my girl Nikki says, gee, you hate those yoga leggings. Hold on. First of all, I don't have anything against yoga pants or anything. What I have mentioned in the past was, is that there are some leggings out there. And ladies, you might, you know, look in the mirror at home in your room, in this little dark in there.

But you go outside and that sunlight hit it a certain way. Bing! And it looks a different way. And by the way, I don't care what you. It doesn't make me uncomfortable at all. Now, back to the whole idea. Hey, ladies, whatever you want to wear, I'd argue sometimes that my wife wears some things that might be a little bit, you know, risque as well. Whatever on that. As long as she's professional, when she's at work and all that. I only got one problem out here that makes me uncomfortable and I don't care what y'all think. I stand behind this. I have a real big problem with it. I have a real big problem. Yes, I do. When I see the young gals or guys in the real short shorts with booty cheeks hanging out. I got a problem with that, man. Like, I'm sorry. If you want to be an adult, great. But, like, somebody, come on now. That's just, that makes it uncomfortable. No, I'm talking about under 18 years old. The cheeks. The little actual cheeks are hanging out the bottom. You're talking about, like, songs. No, no, shorts. Like the volleyball shorts, but higher. They're wearing the shorts, they're high, and there's cheeks hanging out. And is it because they're children? Or is it because? No. It's just a whole thing. It's just not a comfortable situation. And especially if they're under the age of 18. Look, 20s, it's all 18. It's all the same thing. I don't like that. That's just me speaking. That makes me uncomfortable. Well, I guess my question is, Like I said, I think it's great. If you feel better about it and you're feeling good about yourself and I don't want to do. Yeah, I'm not into body shaming, first of all. And so I am all about you do you. But if it comes to the point where you feel like you can't get attention unless you are showing so much of your body, then I'm like I actually feel sad about that. But hold on. Hold on. As far as that's concerned, there's no way to tell what someone's doing by what they wear. Or who are they doing it for? You can't see someone, oh my goodness, they're wearing that outfit is see through. You can see the bra and you can see the underwear. That person is searching for attention. Oh, I could say that. I mean, if I'm being real, if I'm being honest, if I'm looking at that, I'm like, well, that's an intention seeker. If they're wearing something completely see-through, absolutely. They're not doing it because they're the only ones that are going to see it. They know that they're going to get a reaction. People want to get a reaction, whether it's positive or negative. Oh, I don't, I look at that if someone's wearing that, sometimes it's just confidence. Sometimes you have the confidence to wear those things. Sometimes you work your tail off in the gym, your diet, you do all those things and you want to show you. Doesn't that you might be with your husband. But you don't have to show you being naked. If you want to.

You know what I'm saying? You said it's subjective. You're saying that you would judge. And I believe you're not alone. I believe that there are people that will judge. I also believe that there are people that will be mad. Like, how dare you dress like that? Because now I know my husband has got sunglasses on and he's trying to pretend like he's not looking. Okay. And Chi, I'm just going to call you out because I know you observe everything and everybody. So if someone is coming into, let's say, This building, for example, and they don't have a whole lot on or they are wearing something that you think is inappropriate, you're going to notice. I'm... Right? I mean... If... if they come into this building. Or any place where you think this is inappropriate. I mean, I think it's just human nature to look at it and go, that person is trying to get attention. I mean, do I think that there's time and place for situations? Yes. But if it's a Friday night and you're out in Bellevue or you're out and you dress into the nines, do you? I'm coming to this so y'all can call me how you want to. I'm just saying this. My whole point. These booty shorts with the cheeks hanging out, I got a problem with that, period. And that goes for women and men. Son and Bothel says, why are we only talking about how women dressed? This is the problem. We said specifically. I said men, too, and booty cheeks hanging out. Oh, y'all know this. First of all, this is the Gianers show. Y'all know we keep it all the way of buck. We love there's inclusion all around. So I'm going to tell you right now, if you're a woman, a man, anything. If there's a cheek hanging out, hair or no hair, I'm the same. Amen. Coming up next text messages, feedback, and then we have verses words to live by.

Want the inside scoop on the Mariners? Sign up for Mariners mail in 2424-7 texts to get access to exclusive presales, special ticket offers, breaking news, and more. Go to mariners.com slash insider and text Mariners to 2424-7. G and Ursula on Cairo News Radio. The giant new graffiti on the medians and the concrete walls. Did somebody strap you down and spray paint you in your life? What do they do to you, Ursula? Nine to noon, streaming live on your smart speaker. It is the G and Ursula show. Good morning to all of you. Just want to cover my bases, Ursula. Everybody wear short shorts. at some point. I just want to cover all my bases. Okay. I think you got it. I don't know what it's going. You just don't like the short shorts. We got you. Okay. I'm dressing naked, CH in the 206 says, Ursula, you can say the same for someone carrying a $1,000 purse. Are they trying to get attention? Perhaps. Jenny in Tacoma says society has normalized women dressing in almost nothing compared to men. We used to dress equally. Can you imagine if men went to work with a low-cut shirt or short skirt? I just... Are you sure you want to end the show this way? Okay. I know of someone that told me one time. And they said, gee, sometimes the outfit is the chest. Uh-huh. They said that's the outfit. Yeah. They told me that before. But that's more appropriate in the nightclub than the workplace. Yes. Agreed. Okay. Gen Z is too broke to date, allegedly, according to the article that we were reading. 253 says, for our first date, I took her hunting. We have three kids now. We didn't have money. Just the joy of our company. Darrell and Pacific, if you're still listening, I've got to read your text, good brother. Dating in this economy? Go on a walk to Costco and end the date with a $1.50 hot dog. Now, Darrell, would you really advise that? Hey. Seriously? You can have good conversation at the Costco food court. Costco? Doing Costco? See how they shop at Costco? Before we start this date, I'm going to need you to have a Pepto-Bismol. You're going to need it later. What's you at, Ursula? Can you imagine? Our date is samples. Oh, my God. Oh, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. Ursula, would that work on you? It depends. I remember I told you my first date was a walk-around Green Lake. That cost nothing. All he had was in his umbrella. Didn't have to shell a single dime. It was pretty good. Yeah, right? And we're now married over 30 years. And by the way, mine was coffee, but I'm hearing that coffee people are like, hey, we're done with the whole coffee thing anymore. Who's done with a coffee thing? Ladies, text in. Are y'all done with coffee? Oh, you mean coffee date? First date. Coffee date. Are you done with that?

What's it got to be boba in ours? Okay. Mazzy and Bellevue says, you don't need a lot of money to date. When I met my partner in college, we went on simple dates that cost next to nothing. However, I have heard far too many horror stories of men taking out successful women with established careers and asking to split the bill. Don't do it. It's embarrassing. Wait, it's cringe to ask a woman who makes her own money. She's financially capable. Hey, Mazi, if you're still listening right now, what if you expect for the successful woman to pay on the first date? Oh. Is that bad? See, now, do you think that, yeah, well. Is that bad? Well, it worked in your case. She saw the potential, as I like to say. She saw the potential. And she invested in me like in video. I'm saying. What's next, Ursula? Becky and Maple Valley says, Ursula, our first day was also a walk around Green Lake with a drunk guy on a bench hollering, whatever you do, don't get married. And now we are married almost 45 years. I love that story. Okay, Becky! Hey, primary election day. Ann and the 206 says, I am a seasoned citizen, and my ballot is ready to be counted. I want to make sure that they get my ballot and verify my signature. I haven't mailed my ballot in years. See, in Arlington says, good morning, all just delivered garden goodies to the food bank, and then put the ballot in the box. Thank you for always getting the word out. Notice a lot of peeps driving up to vote. See, that makes my heart sing. Sarah in 360 says I take a Costco date over a coffee date any day. Ursula's time for your words to live by. What you got for us today? This is a quote from John Bunyan who says you have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. That one's deep, so you've got to think about that one. I actually did something today like that. Yep. I like that. Yeah, I like that one. That's a good one, Ursula. By the way, the Costco date, wait a minute, that might be wrong. Y'all like the Costco date. Karen, the cleaning lady says, not done with coffee. However, I'd be down for a Costco date. Okay? That would be very telling and safe. Go on that sample run. You know what? I want to apologize Daryl and Pacific. You might be on to something. What do you got there, brother, Nick? Well, there's just a few more hours from the counting of some votes to decide who gets to move on with the next round in their coat. And if you think you've lost the chance to have your voice be heard, think again and send that envelope to the box with the early birds. And hopefully when telling friends to join the voting bus, they're not giving you a passive aggressive K to end the fuss. Or even worse, if you tell someone their booty shorts are too small, they'll hit you with the, don't worry about me. I'll be fine.

Hey, Nick, what would you? No, nothing. Oh, no. I'm not getting trouble. Good stuff, Nick. Get on out of here. Hey, thanks, Ursula. Good stuff today. Make sure you vote. Yes. What do you think tomorrow? Do you think that when you're going to talk turnout and it's going to be slightly below what it was four years ago? All right. Call a percent right now. What do you think that when you report on this, what do you think you're going to be calling? 39%. I was actually going to say 33%. I was going to say 30. You're probably closer. 33%. All right. We'll see what happens. Thanks, Ursula. Thanks, Jeff. Thank you, Nick. Hey, the Jake and Spike Show. They're coming in next. We'll see y'all tomorrow. Appreciate you for listening. Love you for that. And it's always be kind. Hope you have as much fun as we have. So long, everybody.